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i have been in the process of upgraing my comp and have decided i now want a pretty good soundcard - around $100.

my choice sofar r Hercules MuseXL, SBLive!Value or SBlive!5.1 surround

have any of u got any of these cards etc?? r there any i should consider??

thanx

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I may sound like a turtle beach rep but try looking at the turtle beach santa cruz sound card. I was directed this way with the help of others...WOW..sounds great and no problems with XP. Best decision i have ever made concerning computer stuff. I bought my card for $75

Reply to Fuzz009

If you aren't necessarily going to limit yourself to the list you have, I would get a version of the Sound Blaster Audigy. The sound quality is great and features a much more powerful sound processor than the Live! line of cards. I'm currently using one now and it's great. Be getting some digital speakers to use with it soon which is supposed to be the most ideal setup. My two cents.

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Of the ones listed, the Muse XL is the best. Check out the Santa Cruz, though. Nothing special, hardware-wise. Just a good card for cheap.

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You forgot stable as hell too. GO Santa Cruz!!!!

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I love my Santa Cruz!!!

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The best soundcard you can get for under $100 is the Vortex2 Superquad from Compgeeks for $14. The 8830 chip is one of the best I've seen for sound quality, 3D postioning, and it it even has a built in HRDWARE equalizer (with software interface). These were originally $150 cards.

Caveats: It doesn't like some VIA chipsets with certain driver revisions, but shouldn't cause a problem on newer systems. The Win2k drivers were never finished, but XP has built in drivers, and the 98SE drivers work fine.

If you have any doubts, buy it anyway, and resell it if you have problems!

What's the frequency, Kenneth?

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Muse XL?!!

Isnt the Fortissimo II better card?
It's the same as the Game theater XP without the MP3 BS

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I recommended he try the Superquad from Compgeeks, because if it works on his system, he'll have superior sound on the cheap, and if it doesn't, he can resell it!

What's the frequency, Kenneth?

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